bord

noun \ ˈbȯ(ə)rd \

variants: or less commonly board \ˈbō(ə)rd, ˈbȯ-\

Definition of bord

plural -s

: a straight road or passageway driven at right angles to the main cleavage of the coal in a coal mine

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Origin and Etymology of bord

¹board; probably from the former practice of laying boards in mine passageways to form a relatively smooth surface along which the coal was dragged in sledges